Impatiens grandisepala

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Impatiens grandisepala
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Balsaminaceae
Genus: Impatiens
Species:
I. grandisepala
Binomial name
Impatiens grandisepala
Grey-Wilson

Impatiens grandisepala is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is endemic to Cameroon, where it is known only from Mount Cameroon. It has been collected only once, in 1979. It is an epiphyte that grows in shady mountain forest habitat. [2]

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References

  1. Cheek, M. (2014). "Impatiens grandisepala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T39500A2927763. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T39500A2927763.en .
  2. Cheek, M. and S. Cable. 2000. Impatiens grandisepala. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 03 July 2013.